How to Get Old Photos from iCloud

“Hi, my old iPhone 6 was stolen last week. I am using the latest iPhone 8 Plus now. I have many old photos on my iPhone 6 that I would like to get back from the iCloud backup. How to get old photos from iCloud backup without restoring my iPhone 8 Plus. Thank you very much!”
Asked by Leo

In this article, I will show you how to get old photos from iCloud backup directly without restoring. iPhone Data Recovery provides an option to recover data from iCloud backup. It can download your iCloud backup file to computer and scan it to find the photos in it. You can preview and extract old photos from iCloud to computer directly. Besides photos, you can also get messages, videos, contacts, voice memos, notes, reminders, calendars, voicemail, safari bookmarks, Whatsapp messages/photos from iCloud backup to computer.

Step 1. Log in iCloud Account

Run iPhone Data Recovery program on your computer and select “Recover Data from iCloud Backup” option on the main interface. You will need to log in your iCloud account here.

Step 2. Download and Scan iCloud Backup to Find Photos

After entering your account, you will see all the iCloud backup files in your account. Find the iCloud backup file including the photos you want to get back. Double click it and this program will begin to download your iCloud backup file to computer.

This program will scan your iCloud backup file and find all the data in it after downloading. You will see all the iCloud data listed on the interface after scanning. You can use the data menu on the left side to find the photos you want to restore easily.

Step 3. Get Old Photos from iCloud Backup

Go to “Camera Roll”, “Photo Library”, “Photo Stream” and “App Photos” section to find all the photos you want to get back from this iCloud backup file. Before recovering, you can preview any of the pictures you want. After selecting all the photos you want to get back, click “Recover” button. This program will get all the selected old photos from iCloud to computer as soon as possible.

It’s really easy to get old photos from iCloud backup to computer with this recovery program. This software helps iOS users who want to get photos from iCloud without restoring. It is the best way and the only way to do so. Free download it now and have a try.